Quotes from Carine Roitfeld

I'm always independent. No boss.

I'm not a business girl. I will never be a business girl, but I will say, for Anna Wintour, that I respect successful people; I like things that are success.

I discovered the slip dress, which I think is one of the more French things because when you take off your clothes, even when to go into a shop to buy something, or you're going to Riccardo Tisci to try on a suit, it's like having protection.

Even though jeans suit me, I never wear jeans.

If Caravaggio was a photographer today, I would love to work with him. I love his dark vision - I have a dark vision.

I am afraid of blood, but for some reason often I put blood in my photos... I don't know why.

The reason I call my book 'Irreverent' is because there were a lot of pictures that were very irreverent. Maybe I could call my book 'Forgiving' because maybe I made a lot of errors, too.

The first Chanel jacket that I saw - that I knew was Chanel - was on TV. It was on Mrs. Kennedy - the pink one.

I would never share my daughter's wardrobe. Every five years you have to go through your wardrobe and say, 'This is possible, this is not possible.' But you have to be happy with yourself.

Most makeup campaigns are not in black and white.

Makeup can help you capture a moment.

You can be beautiful with big breasts; you can be beautiful in your 40s. If you don't have perfect ankles, still you can move your legs in a certain way and look very sexy.

What is chic is just to be perfect, like magical, no?

You don't choose your public; your public chooses you.

Like most Russians, I am very superstitious, and if I don't get married, I don't get divorced.

I like to surprise people. I try to take risks.

I think it's good to have surprises in fashion because we always see the same things.

Sins are timeless. Sins are an everyday reality for every one. Sin has been in existence since the beginning of man, since Adam and Eve. It will always be pertinent.

Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.

Each morning you dress to become a different woman. Fashion helps.

Always wear high heels. Yes, they give you power. you move differently, sit differently and even speak differently.

Clothing is always a tool that helps me take a picture. But it's never about the clothing.

I think that Americans, they love comfort more than Europeans. Americans created the T-shirt, the sweat pants, and they create the best sporting shoes.

You lose attitude when you feel too comfortable, so I prefer to wear clothes that have a certain edge to them.